Hands off! (How to Discipline Children)

Name: wicked_witch

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Product:	How to Discipline Children
Date:	15/02/02 (40 review reads)
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I think its easy to go overboard with kids as they can be so aggravating sometimes. Okay, in my opinion, always! I think thats a major reason for not smacking children. The child would really really have to deserve it and I cant imagine anything so bad that a child would deserve to be hit. How can you expect a child to grow up with a fair and just and non-violent nature if they are shown violence in their own home?

One thing that really drives me mad is people hitting their children in public. Not only does it get the poor parent loads of dissaproving glances and sometimes complaints, but it must be mortifying for the child. A child who is misbehaving in public, should, in my view, be taken out of public.

I also feel (from a purely psychological view) that reinforcement should be used rather than punishment, because it is more effective. A child should be praised when they behave themselves. When they are bad, i think hitting a child should be avoided. I remember when I was a child if I was smacked it served no other purpose than to make me angry and frustrated (not that I was an abused child or anything, far from it). I think when a child feels that way they have to take it out on someone. Obviously, they can't take it out on the parents, so it could lead to room trashing, or bullying a sibling or school mate, or possibly even harming themselves.

The bottom line is, parents have to be patient. There also has to be a limit, and in a moment of blind anger, a parent could seriously mentally and/or physically damage a child while just meaning to discourage them from future wrongdoing. I think its easier to avoid the heartache and find other means of teaching a child.

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